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Healthy Age Friendly Homes attends West Limerick ‘Seenager Information Morning’ targeting older adults in West Limerick

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The Healthy Age Friendly Homes Mid-West team attended the ‘Seenager Information Morning’ hosted by West Limerick Resources. The purpose of this event was to target older adults in West Limerick and provide them with information talks and information brochures from the various stands that were there.

HAFH Stand
Karen presentation

The event was held in the Longcourt Hotel in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick and attended by our Regional Programme Manager for the Mid-West, Karen Fennessy and Limerick Coordinator Jillian Robinson. There was a good attendance by older people living in the area and lots of interest at the HAFH stand.

Jillian Pearl

At the event, there were some great information talks on the following subjects which were beneficial to all.

  • Claire Flynn – Mental Health Ireland ‘Continuing Positive mental health throughout our Life’
  • Michelle Gilbourne Solicitor – ‘Getting legal ready for the 3rd Act’
  • Karen Fenessy – Regional Programme Manager Mid-West ‘Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme’
  • Marie O’Connor – Local Link Limerick – ‘Rural Transport Limerick – Keeping you connected’

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